Pewter stein |7465| Collection Randy Satterfield

From the collection of Randy Satterfield

Bottom mark indicates it was made in Switzerland for Black Starr and Gorham. Given the rams head finial, double acorn thumblift, and heart shaped lid, this is from Valais, Switzerland.

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type	stein	material	pewter
producer		mold	-
designer/decorator
capacity	half liter
design date	early to mid 1800's
height	22.0 cm (appx. 8.6 inches.)

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comment added by Leticia Hixon on 2016-10-08 (03:01 hrs)

I have this same item. Is this a stein? I saw similar items listed as a milk pitcher. I do not have experience with these type of items so what is the criteria for determining what it is. How is this dated?
Thank you for assistance.

comment added by Randy Satterfield on 2016-10-08 (16:35 hrs)

It would have been originally intended as a pouring stein. It could, of course, have been used for other purposes. It's pretty small (half liter) to be considered a pitcher. Dating is due to several factors, characteristic details, touchmarks, apparent age of pewter, etc. These steins were turned out in relatively large numbers so their not uncommon.

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